US10178905B2ActiveUtilityA1

Packaging and application device

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Assignee: OREALPriority: Mar 27, 2013Filed: Mar 25, 2014Granted: Jan 15, 2019
Est. expiryMar 27, 2033(~6.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Marcel SanchezEric CaulierAudrey TheninWendy Annonay
A45D 40/267A45D 40/265A45D 2200/10B65D 85/70A45D 2040/0012
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Claims

Abstract

Applicator ( 3 ) for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care product (P) to the skin, the lips or the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, comprising: a stem ( 8 ), and an applicator member ( 10 ) located at one end of the stem ( 8 ) and comprising: a solid core ( 11 ) extending along a longitudinal axis (X), formed with one or more protuberances ( 13 ) and comprising one or more cavities ( 16 ), in particular through-cavities, and an envelope ( 14 ) located on the core ( 11 ), carrying applicator elements ( 12 ) and/or defining an application surface ( 15 ).

Claims

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The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. Applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care product to the skin, the lips or the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, comprising:
 a stem, and 
 an applicator member located at one end of the stem and comprising:
 a solid core extending along a longitudinal axis, formed with one or more protuberances, comprising one or more through-cavities, and not having a longitudinal channel, and 
 an envelope located on the core, carrying applicator elements and/or defining an application surface, the envelope not passing through the core except by way of fewer than five material bridges. 
 
 
     
     
       2. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the protuberances of the core is visible. 
     
     
       3. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the core is wider than thicker in cross section. 
     
     
       4. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the protuberance or protuberances project(s) from the envelope to a height less than or equal to 0.4 mm. 
     
     
       5. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the envelope around the protuberance or protuberances is equal to the thickness of the protuberance or protuberances. 
     
     
       6. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the envelope is overmoulded on the core. 
     
     
       7. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the protuberance or protuberances form(s) characters and/or other signs imparting information, in particular letters and/or numbers. 
     
     
       8. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the envelope is made of a material having a hardness less than that of the material of which the core is made. 
     
     
       9. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the envelope and the core are made of materials having different colours. 
     
     
       10. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein only one face of the envelope carries the applicator elements and/or defines the application surface. 
     
     
       11. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the protuberance or protuberances is/are visible on only one face of the applicator member. 
     
     
       12. Applicator according to  claim 11 , wherein the face on which the protuberance or protuberances is/are visible is opposite to the face that carries the applicator elements and/or defines the application surface. 
     
     
       13. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the core is concave towards the opposite side from the protuberances. 
     
     
       14. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein the stem comprises at least one elastically deformable flexible portion. 
     
     
       15. Applicator according to  claim 14 , wherein the flexible portion of the stem and the envelope are produced in one piece. 
     
     
       16. Device for packaging and applying a cosmetic, makeup or care product to the skin, the lips or the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, comprising an applicator as defined in  claim 1  and a container containing the cosmetic, makeup or care product to be applied. 
     
     
       17. Applicator according to  claim 1 , wherein each material bridge of the envelope has a section less than 2.5 mm 2 . 
     
     
       18. Applicator for applying a cosmetic, makeup or care product to the skin, the lips or the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, comprising:
 a stem, and 
 an applicator member located at one end of the stem and comprising:
 a core wider than thicker in cross section, extending along a longitudinal axis, and not having a longitudinal channel, and 
 an envelope located on the core, carrying applicator elements and/or defining an application surface, and having at least one material bridge which passes through the core, 
 
 
       the envelope not passing through the core except by way of fewer than five material bridges. 
     
     
       19. Applicator according to  claim 18 , wherein the core is formed with one or more protuberances. 
     
     
       20. Applicator according to  claim 18 , wherein the core has one or more through-cavities. 
     
     
       21. Applicator according to  claim 20 , wherein the one or more through-cavities of the core have an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the core. 
     
     
       22. Applicator according to  claim 18 , wherein the core is solid.

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